Closure Event: Evaluation, Awards and Way Forward .. from the Workshop on Knowledge Management Capacity in Africa held from 4 to 7 January 2012, in Khartoum, Sudan.
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Kmca2012 closure event 25 february 2012
1. Workshop on
Knowledge Management Capacity in Africa
Harnessing Tools for Development and Innovation
4 – 7 January 2012
The Friendship Hall
Khartoum, Sudan
Closure Event: Evaluation, Awards & Way Forward
25 February 2012
National Information Centre
Khartoum, Sudan
2. A Thank You Note
To:
Prof. Izzeldin Kamil Amin
Eng. Mubarak Mohamed Ahmed Hamad
Uz. Salma Mamoun
Conference Room and Data Centre Staff
For giving us (for free) a venue and equipments to hold this event.
To:
Baderldin, Rana, Abdelhameed , Rofaida Moh., Ahmed Elsir, Hanaa,
Fatin, Iram, Isra, Yahia, Rayan, Fatima, Nada, Dalia, Iman, Rofaida
Ismail, Hamdi, ...
For organising today.
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3. Today’s Programme
11:00 – 11:05 Welcome and Introduction
11:05 – 11:35 Presentation of Evaluation Report Summary/Discussion
(Gada Kadoda – Workshop Chairperson)
11:35 – 12:00 Speeches from Workshop Community Members
Elfatih Wadidi (Sudapet)
Ihab Shoully (Orange Technologies)
Marwan Adam (Zain - Sudan)
Suhaila Eltayeb (Student Committee)
Eram Oshari (Software Demonstrations Team)
Abdelkareem Omer (Indigenous Knowledge Systems Exhibition Team)
Alzubeer Hassan (Kassala University)
Hussien Lahada (Future University)
12:00 – 1:00 Certificates Award Ceremony
1:00 – 1:30 Snacks Break/Slide Show
1:30 – 2:30 Discussion and Recommendations on Way Forward
2:30 – 3:00 Wrap Up – Closing Remarks
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4. Back to the beginning:
What we set out to do?
Questions:
o What are the enabling policies, infrastructures, mechanisms and strategies
for performing KM in the African context?
o Which techniques, methodologies, technologies and networks can add
value to our KM initiatives?
o How can KM act a catalyst for development and innovation in Africa?
People:
o Local, regional and international
o Interdisciplinary, applied and theoretical minds
o Researchers, practitioners, private and public institutions, and civil society
organizations
Target Attendance:
1000 at Opening Session
350 Rest of workshop Sessions
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5. Organisation
Timeline
2010 2011 2012
Nov Jan Apr Jul Oct Jan Feb
• Need for • Establish local • 1st Call out, and • Venue booking • Programme • KMCA
regional co-organisers 1st Planning • Budget updated finalisation • Collection
events at (GCCST, FMS- Meeting • Main sponsors • Epilab co- of
4th ICAT UofK, with INAT) • Scientific • Keynotes organiser memories,
• KMCA • Stakeholders programme established • Editing website
idea • Small scale building • Scientific Proceedings • Follow ups
formation community- • Communication reviews • Hotel bookings • Budget
building Campaign • Face book • Invitations gaps
• Keynote • Website • Visa • Lots of Problem • Closure
speakers • Budget estimate • Options for Solving! Event
• Blog • Funding Accommodation • Report
• Way
forward ?
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6. Activities
April – December 2011 o Media Coverage
o Social Media: 4 TV and 10 Radio Interviews, 3
Blog, Face book, Website Newspaper (Article or Advert), 1
Press Conference, 7 Websites links
o Communication Activities:
o Community Building:
7 General Planning
meetings, 11 Local 220 awards today
1
University Visits, 2 10
56
Announcements at
International Events, 20 Nov. 2010
Meetings with Feb. 2011
220 Apr. 2011
Stakeholders, 7 Local Jul. 2011
99
Public Forums/Workshops Jan. 2012
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7. The Workshop
Days Participation
Pre-workshop: 2nd & 3rd o 230 Full Registration
January o 163 Student Registration
Workshop: 4-7th o 970 at Opening Session
Post-workshop: 8th ... End of
January
Organisations (presenters)
Venue o 21 University
Friendship Hall o 10 Business
International, Eltayeb
Saleh, Omdurman, Khartou
o 3 Government Sector
m, Sudan Halls o 12 NGO/CBO
o 5 Groups
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9. Scientific Programme
Varied areas of KM applications, multidisciplinary
Business, Development, Education, Environment, Governance, Health, IKS
Theme Bus. Dev. Edu. Env. Gov. Hea. IKS
Paper 6 4 5 3 2 4 3
Round-table 1 3 2 1 2 2 3
Diverse components, few cancellations
Item Course Poster Demo IKS Paper Discussion
Exhibit Session
Number 3 26 14 10 33 14
Missing 0 2 0 0 4 1
% 100 92 100 100 88 93
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10. Pre Workshop Courses
Course CKP ITIL Writing Research
Instructor Mr. Douglas Weidner Eng. Eltayeb Elgaali Collaborative activity
Knowledge Management Sudanese Centre for between local and
Institute Engineering and international participants
(www.kminstitute.org) Environmental Studies (see proceedings)
(www.scees.org)
Fees $1200 to KMI SDG 400 to KMCA Free
Professional Yes No No
Certification Issued by KMI upon Course Attendance Course Attendance
fulfilment of Certificate is issued by Certificate is issued by
requirements (payment SCEES KMCA
of fees, passing exam)
Participants 11 8 81
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11. Proceedings
Pages 326
Edited by Gada
Kadoda, Rofaida
Elzubair, Suhaila Eltayeb
and Fatin Azhari
Publication Year 2011
ISBN 978-1-4675-0988-6
Printed by ReproSudan at
New Life Printing
House, Sudan
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12. Social Programme
4th January
Workshop Dinner at National Information Centre
Restaurant (80)
6th January
Nile Cruise (50)
Dinner at University of Khartoum Guest House (100)
7th January
Trip to Nagaa and Al-Musawarat (103)
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14. Post Workshop Meetings
Paul Corney
NIC, NTC, Sayga, Sudapet, Epilab
John Tharakan, Tom Dalgety, Sondra Hale, Yashika
Lopez, Hattie Carwell
Asmaa, ASFG, FKCDD, GAFYW
Tom Dalgety
Ministry of Minerals
Mathew Nindi, Simiso Dube
Gezera University, National Laboratory
Peter Woods
Future University
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15. Follow ups
Possibilities of collaborations
Project initiatives
Local KM training by KMI
KM4DEV, Diploma, ...
Internships or Postgraduate opportunities
Further publications from proceedings
Participation in 5th ICAT (20 – 24 November
2012, Pretoria, South Africa)
Look into the future ...
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16. Finance
Expenses:
Pre-workshop expenses (co-organisers)
Programme (venue, proceedings, entertainment, ...)
Participant expenses:
Full expenses of keynote speakers
Travel expenses for 2 students
Travel assistance for 2 full participants
Accommodation, Meals, Transport for 33 international + 13 from Kassala
Budget gap 30%
Platinum sponsor pulling out in December 2011
We are hoping that another 2 major sponsors will fulfil their
obligations
Registration fees (less than 50%)
...
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17. Achievement, Gaps, Future Plans
Evaluation at Closing Session on 7th January
Achievements Gaps Future Plans
Meeting new people, learning Schedule too tight and little Establish body to spread culture
about other cultures chance for informal networking of knowledge sharing
Learning about KM concepts Poor timekeeping and following Build a standard framework for
and application areas of schedule KM utilisation
Engaging a multidiscipline and Poor information on session Learn more about KM
diverse crowd allocation to halls techniques, use in own life
Building relationships for Absence of documentation Increase community
possible collaborations Need to address more general involvement, Spread KM in own
Building of students capacity topics (e.g. processes) and community and follow-up more
and encouraging their context specific questions (e.g. KM people
engagement in international information culture) and Developing relationships
events viewpoints (e.g. academic formed
Having a free and empowering training) Publish KM experiences and
atmosphere Poor publicity for workshop practices
Portraying good image about Challenges in language, dealing Develop social network or
Sudan with police interactive website
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18. Kassala University Group:
Achievement, Gaps, Future Plans
Evaluation after their return to Kassala (13 participants,
6 posters)
Achievements Gaps Future Plans
• Had a large number of • Appraisal of participants by the
presentations that were well • Problems with English language administration of Kassala
received (workshop language) University
• Presented a good image for our • Organising scientific workshops
University, as equal in stature to to spread this culture among
other Sudanese universities, students and staff
and built relationships • Promoting and supporting for
• Fostered a competitive and students to participate in such
capacity development among events to reflect our true image
our participants • Seeking twinning possibilities
• Published abstracts in the with other universities (locally
workshop proceedings or internationally)
• Stimulating a competitive
environment among our
students
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19. Lessons Learned
Student engagement creates a lively and hopeful environment
Secure seed money for start of planning activities
Communication visits were an effective and low-cost tool for community building
Regular planning meetings help building the workshop community and in keeping
the momentum going and fresh ideas coming
Announcements at international events help attract young international
participants
Capacity building should be a core activity of event planning
Face book as an effective tool to coordinate team tasks
Plan for emergency medical assistance at event
Utilising expertise of event participants
Set teams for session time management and allow for error in schedule
Collective ownership, small organisations , volunteer values, ...
Perseverance matters!
...
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20. On a Positive Note ... KMCA2012 Pros
Local KM community building
Collaboration of a diverse set of organising and sponsoring
bodies
Significant regional and international participation
Capacity development in event planning as well as about KM
concepts and utilisation
Publication of proceedings providing a reference for authors
and a resource for the research community
Portrayal of a worthy image for Sudan
Potential collaborative activities for follow up
...
Efforts at continuity and vision!
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21. Awards Ceremony
Heads/Representatives of Co-Organising Institutions
Directors/Representative of Sponsoring Bodies
Media Coverage
Representatives from Participating Institutions
Student Presenters
Special Contributions
Arch Media Group
Course Participants
Organising Committee
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22. Way Forward
Group Brainstorming and Consensus on:
o The “Body” and its structure
o Mission and Vision
o Goals and Objectives
o Stakeholders
o Funding
Group Reports
Wrap up
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Hinweis der Redaktion
concernedConcerned with knowledge and its use
Few last minute cancellation
Few last minute cancellation
Translation, selected papers in a journal
Other reports from poster session, software demos, IKS have been submitted that will be included in the main report
“Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.” William Shakespeare